Beauty Apleni

Chief Executive Officer, Openserve

Beauty Apleni is Chief Executive Officer of Openserve, in the role since July 2025.

Openserve is the open-access fibre network business of Telkom Group. In July 2026 it launched its own internet service provider to connect fibre-ready homes that other providers had not connected.

In the job

  1. Telkom announced Apleni as Openserve chief executive from 1 July 2025, succeeding the acting chief executive. Source

  2. Openserve launched its own internet service provider while keeping its wholesale open-access model. Source

Career before

  1. 2000IT intern, Telkom
  2. Executive, IT Outsource Services, Cybernest
  3. Executive, Service Delivery and Solution Design, Cybernest
  4. Chief Technology and Information Officer, Telkom Consumer
  5. Chief of Sales and Technology, Telkom Consumer
  6. Chief of Staff, Strategy and Mergers and Acquisitions, Telkom Group

Education

BSc in Computer Science, Nelson Mandela University

Sources

  1. techcentral.co.za
  2. iol.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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